Bait-bucket.



No. 769,874. PATENTED SEPT. 13, 1904. R. H. PAAR.

BAIT BUCKET.

APPLIGATION FILED M123, 1904.

No MODEL. 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

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PATENTED SEPT. 13, 1904./

R. H. PAAR.

BAIT BUCKET.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 23, 1904.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

NO MODEL.

. UNITED STATES Patented September 13, 1904.

REINHOLD PAAR, OF OARTHAGE, MISSOURI.

BAlT-BUCKET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 769,874, dated September 13, 1904.

Application filed April 23, 1904. Serial No. 204,636. (No m0de1.) l

T0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, REINHOLD H. PAAR, a citizen of the United-States, residing at Oarthage, in the county of Jasper and State of Missouri, have invented a new and useful'Bait- Bucket, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to buckets adapted to be placed directly into the body of water in which a person is fishing, and the particular object is to provide a simple and novel structure which will maintain its position in the water, so that said water will circulate freely through the bucket and at the same time the bait may come to the surface.

A still further object is to provide a device of this character that can also be employed for transporting the bait and can, if desired, be placed into a receptacle for such purpose.

The preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 isa side elevation of the same. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view. Fig. 3 is a horizontai sectional view through said bucket. Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the basket. Fig. 5 is a detail sectional view, on an enlarged scale, through the bucket with the basket lowered therein. Fig. 6 is a similar view with the basket elevated. Fig. 7 is a detail sectional view at right angles to Fig. 6.

Similar reference-numerals indicate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawings.

In the structure illustrated a cylindrical body4is employed, the lower portion of which is imperforate, so that it will hold water, while the upper portions of the side walls are perforate, as shown at 5, to permit the circulation of water through said bucket. The upper portion of the body is closed by a cover 6, hinged, as shown at 7, to one side of said body. Overlapping loops 8, located at the diametrically opposite portion, constitute means for securing the cover in closed position. Said cover may also be perforated, as shown. A suitable handle-bail 9 is attached to the upper portion of the bucket-body.

In connection with the bucket there is employed a float in the form of ahollow ring 1Q of greater diameter than the bucket and surrounding the same, thereby being in spaced relation thereto. This float-ring is located at the upper end of the bucket, and the height of the same is preferably less than the distance to which the perforations 5 extend, so that some of said perforations will be located above and below the float, as illustrated in Fig. 1. Securing and spacing strips 11 are provided, which bear against the outer face of the body-wall and have outstanding lips 12 suitably secured to the upper and lower edges of the ring, preferably embracing the same, as shown in Fig. Q. These strips, furthermore, have depending ears 13, through which are passed fastening devices in the form of bolts 14, that also pass through vertical slots 15, formed in the wall of the body, the heads 16 of the fastening-bolts thereby engaging the inner faces of said wall, while clamping-nuts 17, threaded upon the outer ends of the bolts, are arranged to bear against the ears.

For the purpose of conveniently securing the bait a basket 18 is slidably mounted in the bucket and normally rests upon the bottom, with its upper edge below the perforations of the body. This basket has its side wall and bottom perforated, and it is of slightly-less diameter than the diameter of the interior of the body. Said body is provided on its inner side and preferably at' diametrically opposite portions with vertical guide-strips 19, secured thereto and terminating short of .its upper edge. These guide-stripsare received in guideways 20, formed by outstanding ianges 21, secured to diametrically opposite sides of the basket 18. The lower ends of the guideways are iiared by bending the iianges 21 outwardly, as shown at 22, and one of said flanges has an inset portion forming an offset seat 23 in each guideway. The purpose of these seats is to receive the upper ends of the guides 19 when the basket is elevated and rotated slightly, said upper ends and seats thus forming, in effect, interlocking shoulders constituting supporting means for the basket. The space between the upper end of the basket and the adjacent side walls of the body is filled by yielding or compressible cushionpads 24, formed, preferably,ofrrubber tubing,

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and seated in an annular groove 25, formed in the upper portion of the basket and held therein by a binder-wire 26. The pads or cushionshave their adjacent ends spaced apart directly above the ianges 21, as shown in Fig. 4, to permit the free passage of the guides 19.

In use the bait is placed within the bucket in the ordinary manner and the iioat is adjusted vertically, so that when the bait is placed in a body of water the lower part of the perforated portion will be submerged, while the upper part will be above the surface. Consequently water will circulate freely through the bucket; but the bait may at all times come to the surface thereof to breathe. If it is desired to transport the bait from one place to another, particularly where the time occupied is short, the bucket may be lifted directly out of the water, whereupon sufficient will remain in the lower portion thereof to keep the bait alive. On the other hand, if it is desired to transport such bait a considerable distance the float-ring may be readily removed. from the bucket and said bucket placed in a suitable receptacle containing water. When wanted, the float can be reapplied and properly adjusted in the manner described, or the bucket, with float attached, can be placed in a receptacle of sufficient size to receive it, whereupon it will always be ready for immediate use. To secure a minnow, it is only necessary to open the cover, raise the basket by means of itsbail, and afterward partially turn said basket, whereupon the same will be supported, as the upper ends of the guides will be received in the ofset seats of the guideways. The bait will thereupon be readily obtainable and none can pass into the space between the body and basket, because of the cushions above described. It is furthermore desired to call attention to the disposition of the openings above and below the float. The latter permit the free passage and circulation of air through the bucket, while the former allow air and light to freely enter, elements that are of great value in preserving the bait alive.

From the foregoing it is thought that the construction, operation, and many advantages of the herein-described invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art without further description, and it will be understood that various changes in the size, shape, proportion, materials, and minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A bait-bucket, comprising abody having an open top and continuous side walls, said side walls having lower imperforate portions and upper perforate portions, and a cover having a perforate portion.

2. A bait-bucket having an imperforate lower portion, a perforate upper portion, and afloat for supporting the bucket in' water with the perforate portion partially submerged.

3. A perforate bait-bucket` and afloat surrounding the same in spaced relation to the perforations in said bucket.

4E. A bait-bucket having perforations in its side wall, a float surrounding the bucket in spaced relation thereto, and means for'connecting the float and bucket.

5. A bait-bucket comprising a cylindrical4 body having an imperforate lower portion and a perforate upper portion, a iioat-ring surrounding the perforate portion and disposed in spaced relation thereto, and connections between the ring and the bucket.

6. A perforate bait-bucket and a float adjustably connected thereto.

7. A perforate bait-bucket member, a iioat member, and ears carried by one member and adjustably securedto the other member.

8. A bait-bucket having perforations in its side wall, a float surrounding the bucket in spaced relation thereto, ears carried by the float and slidably engaging the bucket, and means for adjustably securing the ears to the bucket.

9. The combination with a cylindrical baitbucket having an imperforate lower portion and a perforate upper portion, of a float-ring surrounding the upper portion of the bucket in spaced relation thereto, strips fitted against the bucket and having outstanding lips secured to the ring, said strips having offset ears, and fastening devices for securing the ears to the bucket.

10. A bait-bucket comprisinga body having a perforate upper and an imperforate lower portion, and a float secured to the body in spaced relation to and extending about the perforate portion thereof, said perforate portion extending above and below the ioat.

11. A bait-bucket comprisingabody member, and a perforate basket member movably mounted therein, said members having shoulders arranged to interlock when the basket member is elevated and upon the rotation of said basket member for the purpose of supporting the same.

12. A bait-bucket comprising a body member, and a perforate basket member movably mounted therein, one of said members having a guide, the other member having a socket arranged to receive a portion of the guide. when the basket member is elevated for the purpose of supporting the same.

13. A bait-bucket comprising a body'member having upright guides on its inner face, and a perforate basket member movable within the body and having guideways that receive the guides of the body, said guideways being provided with offset seats that receive the upper ends of the guides for the purpose of supporting the basket in elevated position.

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. 14:. A bait-bucket comprising a body member, a basket member slidably mounted Within the body member and of less diameter than the same, and a yielding cushion Carried by the upper portion of the basket member and.

substantially lilling the space between the same and the body member.

15. A bait-bucket comprising a body member, a basket member slidably mounted Within the body member and of less diameter than the same, and a rubber tubing carried by the upper portion of the basket member and substantially filling the space between the same and the body member.

16. In combination With the body member having an imperforate lower portion, a perforate upper portion and a cover, a basket member having its body perforated, and means for supporting the basket member at the upper portion of the body member.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of tWo Witnesses.

REINHOLD H. PAAR.

Witnesses WALTER HARRINGTON, MINNI GILLETT. 

